Pick any note on any string, preferably within the first
3 or 4 frets. Then play a major scale going up on one string
following the pattern of whole steps and half steps for a major
scale ( W W 1/2 W W W 1/2). The names of the notes are not important
for this exercise.
Play different major scale fingerings, getting to know the
degree names (numbers 1-7). The scale fingering below is a good
starting point.
Change the following sets of notes to create major scales.
Remember that when construction major scales compare two notes
at a time to see if they fit the pattern needed. If they do
not fit then the second of the two notes must be changed by
either raising of lowering it.
note: sharps (#) or flats (b) come before notes in standard
notation, but after the letters below.
Page 1, major scale construction